Hunt Day 10 - Saturday, 21 NOV Morning on the Course

Alex's uncle Dave and cousin Craig joined us this morning for their first ever deer hunt.  They had been out before, but just as observers.  This time they carried licenses and firearms.

We hit the golf course at 6:40 am.  It was a pleasant 30 F with only a slight breeze from the E (yes, from the E, not the prevailing W-SW).

Dave and I sat on 'over-watch' above Hole #5.  Alex and Craig took the bottoms on Hole #15.  I suspect they did so to get out of the wind, because they don't have their Man Cards yet.

We sat for two hours.  We saw red-tailed hawks and squirrels but no deer.  The snow did start to fall.  Not much was sticking to the ground, but it was falling.  It was quite the beautiful morning to be in the woods.

Dave and I relocated to Hole #17 and dropped our gear.  We then walked E to the boys.  We pushed out 3 doe, but they ran by at Mach 2.8 - which is just barely too fast to make a shot.  Wisely the boys opted to pass.  They saw deer, but no shots were taken.

We returned to the truck to quench our parched throats before heading off.  Normally, the course will open at 10 am and we, the hunters, need to be absent (as in present no longer at that time).  Today however, it appears as though the course will not open.  It's just too nasty out for golfers - or perfect out for hunters.

Dave Martin on over-watch


Alex, Craig, and Dave Martin @ Hole #15


A huge shout out to our sponsors of this hunt:  Mt. Dew & Modelo
Look closely, you can see the snow blowing across the photo from the right side (East)

And yes, if you are caught up on your blog post reading, this photos were NOT taken by the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 - but by the new & improved (and also well protected) Samsung S6 Active. 

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